"language=javascript" deprecated

drhowarddrfine

When I visit this board, I see this frequently:

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<script language=javascript>

but "language=javascript" was deprecated in 1996. So, why do people still use it? It doesn't do anything.

Logician

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Originally Posted by drhowarddrfine

When I visit this board, I see this frequently:

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<script language=javascript>

but "language=javascript" was deprecated in 1996. So, why do people still use it? It doesn't do anything.

Because they don't know any better, they (or their teachers) are just copying outdated examples.

acoder

Yes, people just copy code. We have this same problem with document.all and document.layers and other forms of outdated browser detection techniques.

Instead of language=javascript, use type="text/javascript", see link (for the benefit of anyone who doesn't know)

"language=javascript" deprecated

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